Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 1695
Location: Houston, Texas
Posted:
Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:58 pm
HOUSTON (June 21, 2004)— Summer is here and Houstonians are eagerly awaiting Major League Baseball’s biggest game of the season, the All-Star Game! The great restaurants, clubs and hotels in the Downtown Entertainment District are warming up for The Main Event Party at All-Star Week July 9-12, 2004. Plans are underway for an exciting 4-day party featuring great food and live entertainment indoors and out. Plan to come downtown, celebrate the Houston All-Star Game and discover the new downtown including historic landmarks, beautiful fountains and light rail.
The Main Event Party at All-Star Week will also feature The Bud Light outdoor stage on Prairie between Fannin and Main, and area clubs and restaurants will each offer specially selected live entertainment as well. Stay in a Downtown Entertainment District area hotel, and stroll each night and enjoy the many types of fun on the street and throughout the neighborhood. Whether your thing is wine tasting or wings, chef events and Sunday brunch specials will be available.
The Main Street Scene will be defined by special effects, signage and various food and beverage vendors along Main Street. Preston, Prairie and Main Street will be closed for the event site.
The schedule for The Main Event at All-Star Week is:
Friday, July 9 7:30 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, July 10 7:30 p.m. to midnight
Sunday, July 11 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Monday, July 12 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The Main Event! —Houston’s premier downtown entertainment destination—offers Houstonians and visitors the best in live entertainment, food and fun. The Downtown Entertainment District features a pedestrian-friendly environment, with the street closing to automotive traffic every Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., spanning Main Street from Congress to Capitol streets, and a variety of dining and entertainment venues with more than 70 restaurants, bars and nightclubs throughout the district. The Downtown Entertainment District Alliance, a program of the Houston Downtown Alliance, was established in 2003 in order to support business owners in and around lower Main Street and facilitate efforts to revitalize downtown Houston. For more information call 713-658-8938 or visit http://www.deda.org
